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WinFixer is the devil. [RESOLVED]

g33k

Posted 17 November 2005 - 10:58 PM

g33k

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so i don't know much about any of this stuff but i keep googling for answers and using vundofix only to find that the file does not exist on my harddrive--or whatever. that's when i realized there is probably a unique file on my computer that you will find in my hijackthis log and SAVE MY LIFE! please help me rid my poor poor laptop of this evil evil entity. is this my punishment for downloading the pr0n? no, seriously, why is this happening to me? and are online spyware scanners useless (i.e. panda activescan, spywareguide.com)?? help me please!

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Crustyoldbloke

Posted 18 November 2005 - 09:25 AM

Crustyoldbloke

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Hello g33k and welcome to Geeks to Go

As an introduction, please note that I am not Superhuman, I do not know everything, but what I do know has taken me years to learn. I am happy to pass on this information to you, but please bear in mind that I am also fallible.

Please note that you should have Administrator rights to perform the fixes. Also note that multiple identity PC’s (family PC’s) present a different problem; please tell me if your PC has more than one individual’s setting, but continue with the fix.

Before we get underway, you may wish to print these instructions for easy reference during the fix, although please be aware that many of the required URLs are hyperlinks in the red names shown on your screen. Part of the fix may require you to be in Safe Mode, which will not allow you to access the internet, or my instructions!

You have the dreaded Virtumonde (Vundo B) infection. Let’s see what we can do with the first sweep.

You do not appear to have any antivirus programme running on your PC; we must correct that immediately.

Install AVG, update its virus definitions and perform a full system scan before proceeding any further.

Firstly could you please disable Microsoft Antispyware from running during the fix, it may just hinder our attempts to change anything. Right click on the icon (looks like an archery target) in the task bar and click on Security Agents Status (Enabled) then click on Disable Real-time Protection. To re enable it, you follow the same steps but click on Enable Real-time Protection.

After the files are extracted, please reboot your computer into Safe Mode. You can do this by restarting your computer and continually tapping the F8 key until a menu appears. Use your up arrow key to highlight Safe Mode then hit enter.

Once in safe mode open the VundoFix folder and doubleclick on KillVundo.bat

You will first be presented with a warning.
It should look like this

VundoFix V2.15 by Atri
By using VundoFix you agree that you are doing so at your own risk
Press enter to continue....

At this point press enter once.

Next you will see:

Please Type in the filepath as instructed by the forum staff
and then press enter:

At this point please type the following file path (make sure to enter it exactly as below!):

C:\WINDOWS\system32\awtqp.dll

Press Enter to continue with the fix.

Next you will see:

Please type in the second filepath as instructed by the forum
staff then press enter:

At this point please type the following file path (make sure to enter it exactly as below!): C:\WINDOWS\system32\pqtwa.*

Press Enter to continue with the fix.

The fix will run then HijackThis will open, if it does not open automatically please open it manually.

Open Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the Start > All Programmes menu).Set the programme up as follows:Click "Options..."Move the arrow down to "Custom CleanUp!"Put a check next to the following (Make sure nothing else is checked!):

g33k

Posted 19 November 2005 - 04:30 PM

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i'm sorry. i didn't realize i wasn't actually even doing the scan. now that i have actually done it something is wrong with the box and i can't view the results of the scan but it says 6 articles of spyware were found in my local disks! what do i do?? i did post the hijackthis files you requested, do i need to post them again?

are these not what you requested?as far as the activescan results, i don't know how to retrieve them. it did show that i have 6 cases of malware in my local disks. and i am definitely still getting the popups

Crustyoldbloke

Posted 20 November 2005 - 06:55 PM

Copy the results of the ActiveScan and paste them here along with a new HiJackThis log from normal mode and the vundofix.txt file from the vundofix folder into this topic.

That was what I wrote in my first response and subsequent response also.

To date I have not seen all of the logs. I have seen a HJT log (in fact a few from both normal and safe mode) and more latterly, I have seen an ActiveScan log. I do not understand why you don't post the Vundofix log.

Please post it into this thread in your response. I cannot work on factual events until I see it.

Crustyoldbloke

Posted 21 November 2005 - 02:54 AM

Crustyoldbloke

Old Malware Surgeon with a shaky scalpel

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15,130 posts

Hello again

Having looked over all three logs, I have noticed something quite strange. Your recent HijackThis logs have extra dots in them where there should normally be a back slash. I have absolutely no idea what causes this but I am going to assume it is a fault in your downloaded copy. Please delete your copy of HijackThis and download a fresh copy.

To start please download the following programmes, we will run them later. Please save them to a place that you will remember, I suggest the Desktop:

The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.
(the status bar at the bottom will display "Update successful")

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update Ewido.Ewido manual updatesDo NOT run a scan yet.

Next, please reboot your computer in Safe Mode by doing the following:1) Restart your computer2) After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, press F8.3) Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu should appear4) Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode.

For additional help in booting into Safe Mode, see the following site:

Return to Killbox, go to the File menu, and choose "Paste from Clipboard".

Click the red-and-white "Delete File" button. Click "Yes" at the Delete on Reboot prompt. Click "Yes" at the reboot now prompt.

If you receive a message such as: "Component 'MsComCtl.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid." when trying to run TheKillbox, click download and run missingfilesetup.exe. Then try TheKillbox again.

There is almost certainly bound to be some junk (leftover bits and pieces) on your system that is doing nothing but taking up space. I would recommend that you run CCleaner. Install it, update it, check the default setting in the left-hand pane, ensure you uncheck old prefetch data found under the system tab, then click Analyze> Run Cleaner. You may be fairly surprised by how much it finds. Also click Issues then Scan for issues – fix selected issues

Post back a fresh HijackThis log (from normal mode) and I will take another look. (2 logs required - Ewido and HJT)

but if not i did quick scan (which may be what i actually found):
---------------------------------------------------------
ewido security suite - Scan report
---------------------------------------------------------

Crustyoldbloke

Posted 22 November 2005 - 02:36 AM

Crustyoldbloke

Old Malware Surgeon with a shaky scalpel

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Congratulations! your new log is clean. Just a little bit more to do to prevent further infection.

Reset and Re-enable your System Restore to remove bad files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in System Restore are protected to prevent any programmes changing them. This is the only way to clean these files: (You will lose all previous restore points which are likely to be infected.)

To reset your restore points, please note that you will need to log into your computer with an account which has full administrator access. You will know if the account has administrator access because you will be able to see the System Restore tab. If the tab is missing, you are logged in under a limited account.

(Windows XP)1. Turn off System Restore.On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.Click Properties.Click the System Restore tab.Check Turn off System Restore.Click Apply, and then click OK.2. Reboot.

3. Turn ON System Restore.On the Desktop, right-click My Computer.Click Properties.Click the System Restore tab.UN-Check *Turn off System Restore*.Click Apply, and then click OK.I recommend going to the following link and update as recommended by Microsoft. This adds more security and extra features including a pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer. Microsoft Update

Now that everything is fixed, I suggest that you consider getting these programmes to help keep the computer clean:

Please note that whilst there is nothing wrong in having more than one antispyware programmes for “on demand” scanning, having two or more antivirus systems is not recommended as they may well interfere with each other.